INNOVATIVE TRENDS OF FINANCIAL ENGINEERING TO THE WAY OF DIGITAL ECONOMY by Світлана Халатур, Олена Довгаль, Олександр Карамушка, Лариса Бровко, Оксана Водолазська

“…The transition to a digital economy is becoming increasingly evident, creating new opportunities and challenges for various sectors, including the financial industry. …”
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Advances in genetically modified neural stem cell therapy for central nervous system injury and neurological diseases by Xiangwen Tang, Peng Deng, Lin Li, Yuqing He, Jinchao Wang, Dingjun Hao, Hao Yang

“…Also, an update on current technical parameters suitable for NSC transplantation and functional recovery in clinical studies are summarized.…”
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The role of city parks in creating ‘wellbeing societies’: A case study of Piłsudski Park in Łódź, Poland by Melanie Kay Smith, Joanna Kowalczyk-Anioł, Jakub Janiszewski, Karolina Grabarczyk

“… This article examines the role of urban green spaces (UGSs) and city parks in fostering wellbeing among urban residents. UGSs are increasingly being recognized for their contribution to public health, mental wellbeing and social cohesion, and this research fills a gap in the understanding of these benefits in the context of Central and Eastern European cities. …”
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Exploring Al-‘Azl and Contemporary Contraceptive Practices: A Maqashid al-Shariah Perspective on Population Regulation and Reproductive Morality by Neng Nurcahyati Sinulingga, Endah Rundika Pratiw, Wildan Ansori Hasibuan, Hengki Wijaya

“…This research seeks to examine contraceptive practices through the context of Maqashid a-Shariah (the objectives or higher intents of Islamic law) and illustrate the way Islamic principles are incorporated with current contraceptive practices. …”
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Abdominal-pelvic pain in female patients with endometriosis - a review of the literature by Dumitru Cristinel Badiu, Marina Romina Sima, Claudia Mehedintu, Bogdan Mastalier, Mihaela Mandu, Liliana Florina Andronache, Dan Nicolae Paduraru, Anca Pantea Stoian, Valentin Titus Grigorean

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Irrigation Water and Security in South African Smallholder Farming: Assessing Strategies for Revitalization by Variety Nkateko Thabane, Isaac Azikiwe Agholor, Ndomelele Ndiko Ludidi, Mishal Trevor Morepje, Lethu Inneth Mgwenya, Nomzamo Sharon Msweli, Moses Zakhele Sithole

“…This study examines the current water security challenges faced by smallholder farmers in ensuring water security in South Africa. …”
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Digital transformation in the legal sector: Challenges and opportunities for cybersecurity and data protection by Erisa Xhixho, Niiazbek Pazylov, Viktor Savchenko, Nurkhanbek Patiev, Munarym Pazylova

“…[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the principal issues of cybersecurity and data protection in the context of digital transformation in the legal system of the Kyrgyz Republic. …”
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IoB Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart Built Environment (SBE): Understanding the Complexity and Contributing to Energy Efficiency; A Case Study in Mediterranean Climates by Ignacio Martínez Ruiz, Enrique Cano Suñén, Álvaro Marco Marco, Ángel Fernández Cuello

“…The derived conclusions show that IoT-driven solutions allow the generation of real-data-based models on which to enhance SBE knowledge, by increasing energy efficiency and guaranteeing user comfort while minimising environmental effects and economic impact.…”
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Exploring forest rehabilitation and restoration: A brief systematic review by Mthokozisi Ndumiso Mzuzuwentokozo Buthelezi, Romano Trent Lottering, Kabir Yunus Peerbhay, Onisimo Mutanga

“…These approaches require context-specific planning and consideration of various factors outlined in existing literature. …”
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A Bibliometric Research on Food Market Shifts. Challenges for Actors in the Food Chain by Corina Ionela Dumitrescu, Mirona Ana Maria Ichimov, Nicoleta Niculescu, Iuliana Grecu

“…The present paper aims to analyse the current state of research carried out on changes and new trends in the food market, at a global level. …”
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Vaccination: Assessing Safety, Efficacy, and Synergistic Potential by Jacob New, Luke Shenton, Radia Ksayer, Justin Wang, Karam Zakharia, Laura J. Nicholson, Amitabh C. Pandey

“…As ICIs gain broader clinical application, the relevance of current vaccination guidelines for cancer patients—largely developed in the context of cytotoxic therapies—becomes increasingly uncertain. …”
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Design and Evaluation of Environmental Value Mechanisms for Green Power Considering Carbon Reductions by Yan Lu, Mengmeng Zhang, Lei An, Pengyun Geng, Lili Liu, Tiantian Feng

“…Under the global context of addressing climate change and actively promoting energy transition, green power has become increasingly vital in the energy structure due to its clean and sustainable advantages. …”
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A classifier-assisted evolutionary algorithm with knowledge transfer for expensive multitasking problems by Min Hu, Zhigang Ren, Zhirui Cao, Yifeng Guo, Haitao Sun, Hongyao Zhou, Yu Guo

“…However, due to the scarcity of training samples, the prediction accuracy of frequently-used regression surrogate models can hardly be guaranteed as the difficulty of the problem increases, resulting in performance degradation of the whole algorithm. …”
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From humans to algorithms: A sociotechnical framework of workplace surveillance by Oliver G. Kayas, Chin Eang Ong, H.M. Belal

“…Current frameworks also underplay the influence of digital technology and fail to account for the impact modern digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence algorithms, have on shaping the characteristics of surveillance. …”
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Benefits of a near-peer program from the tutors’ perspective: a survey of Australian junior doctors in a regional teaching program by David Medveczky, Alicia Mitchell, Eleonora Leopardi, Amanda Dawson

“…Methods Current and past NPMT tutors participated in an online survey from October 2022 to April 2023. …”
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Attitudes and Behaviors of Nurses and Nursing Students Toward Patients with Obesity: A Systematized Review by Yaiza-María Arvelo-Rodríguez, Cristo-Manuel Marrero-González, Alfonso-Miguel García-Hernández

“…<b>Background</b>: The prevalence of people with obesity is increasing worldwide, facing challenges in terms of discrimination and prejudice across all settings, including healthcare. …”
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Recent developments in the utilization of unconventional resources: A focus on partial upgrading techniques and sustainability of Canadian Oil sand bitumen by Moataz K. Abdrabou, Xue Han, Yimin Zeng, Ying Zheng

“…To satisfy the increasing global energy demand, while searching for new energy sources, it's important to take a closer look at the resources already at our disposal and optimize their use. …”
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SCAT: Shift Channel Attention Transformer for Remote Sensing Image Super-Resolution by Yingdong Kang, Xuemin Zhang, Shaoju Wang, Guang Jin

“…The quadratic increase in computational complexity caused by global receptive fields has been a persistent challenge when applying Transformer-based methods in remote sensing image super-resolution (RSISR), involving high-resolution images. …”
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Impact of anthropogenic landscape transformation on soil fertility and diversity of carabid beetles and butterflies in Poland by Katarzyna Szyszko-Podgórska, Joanna Ukalska, Krzysztof Ukalski, Marek Kondras

“…In addition, the study sought to determine how the history of land use affects the current soil properties and community structure of the organisms in different types of ecosystems. …”
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Roots of resistance: Unraveling microbiome-driven plant immunity by Dhananjaya Pratap Singh, Sudarshan Maurya, Lovkush Satnami, Renu, Ratna Prabha, Birinchi K. Sarma, Nagendra Rai

“…This interaction is particularly relevant in the context of climate change, where plants face increasing biotic and abiotic stresses. …”
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